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Oil platform facts for kids

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An oil platform is a large structure placed in the sea. It is used to drill for oil or natural gas at the bottom of the sea. The platform may be attached to the sea floor (stationary)or it might be movable(mobile).

In general, oil platforms are located on the continental shelf. As of 2006, drilling for resources up to 8km away from the platform was possible.

Images for kids

  • Oil platform P-51 (Brazil)

    Oil platform P-51 off the Brazilian coast is a semi-submersible platform.

  • Refurbishment Platform for Drilling Rigs -- Corpus Christi

    Refurbishment Station for Drilling Rigs – Corpus Christi Bay

  • Oil wells just offshore at Summerland, California, c.1915

    Oil wells just offshore at Summerland, California, before 1906.

  • Gulf Offshore Platform

    Offshore platform, Gulf of Mexico

  • Types of offshore oil and gas structures

    Types of offshore oil and gas structures

  • Oil Platform Base Construction

    A fixed platform base under construction on the Atchafalaya River.

  • Jackrigkachbay

    400 feet (120 m) tall jackup rig being towed by tugboats, Kachemak Bay, Alaska

  • View of the Port of Las Palmas from the dock of La Esfinge (3)

    View of the Port of Las Palmas from the dock of La Esfinge

  • Devils tower 2004

    Devil's Tower spar platform

  • Oil platform Norway

    Troll A natural gas platform, a gravity-based structure, under construction in Norway. Almost all of the 600KT structure will end up submerged.

  • Gulf Coast Platforms

    NOAA map of the 3,858 oil and gas platforms extant in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Plataforma petrolífera para niños

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